18 wi sadi ke soofi kavi Bulle Shah ke likhe huye is song ke bare mein gayak Rabbi Shergil khud kehte hainBulla Ki Jana is all about us not knowing who we are, of thinking of life in terms of boxes, until we are enlightened. And then, you realise how meaninglessly you’ve compartmentalised life,”

Na main momin vich maseetaan Not a believer inside the mosqueNa main vich kufar diyan reetaan Nor a pagan disciple of false ritesNa main paakaan vich paleetaan Not the pure amongst the impureNa main andar ved kitaabaan, Not in the holy VedasNa main rehnda bhang sharabaan Nor in opium, neither in wineNa main rindaan mast kharaabaan Not in the drunkard`s craze Niether awakeNa main shaadi na ghamnaaki Not in happiness nor in sorrowNa main vich paleeti paaki Neither clean, nor a filthy mireNa main aabi na main khaki Not from water, nor from earthNa main aatish na main paun Neither fire, nor from air,is my birthBullah!, ki jaana main kaun? Bullah! to me, I am not known?

Hey! I really like this song. But there's this other song from the same album, "Tere bin saanu soniya" that I like more. And I completely missed it on my list. Too bad for me. I'm waiting to see what other songs match on both our lists. :)

I remember how I'd instatntly got hooked to this song, when I too like U, was jus swithing between channels one day @ home. Though did not understand the lyrics much, I jus couldn't stop humming the first line....In fact till date that is the only line I knew in this song :), but it was again thru you that we've understood n discovered the hidden treasure in this song....thanks 4 the translation!!

Hi there ...I got hooked instantly to the song while changing channels (just like sbd. in the comments up there)back home in Thailand but did not follow up...until I recently ran into this song in one of the Indian stores in Adelaide, Australia, I had to google it. And Thank you so much for the translation. Your comments are inspiring too. Will visit your blog more often. btw asking you for the permission to use the translation and lyrics in my blog and will translate into Thai when time permit me to do so.